Geno Auriemma named a director of Berkshire Hills Bancorp and Berkshire Bank

Geno Auriemma was named a director of Berkshire Hills Bancorp and Berkshire Bank. He also intends to serve as spokesperson for the bank, subject to final approval.

Auriemma has served as head coach of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team since 1986. Auriemma will serve as head coach of the US Women’s National Team which will compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.